Live 4 The LORD

Psalm 119:94a

I am Yours, save me. 

Actions speak truth…deeds show what the heart is

Talk is cheap. 

Some people talk the Christian talk

But their deeds say something else!

THEY ARE FALSE! DISGUISED!

You think you’re so wise for believing these false apostles you even put up with and tolerate their devouring of your own self. 

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.

2 Corinthians 11:19-20

For you, being so wise, tolerate the foolish gladly. For you tolerate it if anyone enslaves you, if anyone devours you, if anyone takes advantage of you, if anyone exalts himself, if anyone hits you in the face.

2 Corinthians 11:31a

The God and Father 

of the Lord Jesus, 

He is blessed forever!

God wants us close to him

Those with intimate knowledge of God have thorns

He allows suffering and weakness to keep them humble, dependent, and close. 

If they do not have weakness they might become proud and fall away. 

Because God is perfect there is no evil in him he allows Satan to torment. 

Relying on grace is sufficient and safer and perfects Gods power. 

Knowing you need Jesus to keep you is strength!

2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Because of the extraordinary greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me—to keep me from exalting myself! Concerning this I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might leave me. And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in distresses, in persecutions, in difficulties, in behalf of Christ; for when I am weak, then I am strong.

Paul’s testimony about himself:

He says he is a nobody!

2 Corinthians 12:11

I have become foolish; you yourselves compelled me. Actually I should have been commended by you, since I was in no respect inferior to the most eminent apostles, even though I am a nobody.